English musician Birdy has released five studio albums, four extended plays, fifteen singles and six music videos in MP3 format. She began her career at the age of 12 when she won the Open Mic UK music competition, singing "So Be Free", a song she composed herself.[1][2] The competition brought Birdy to the attention of 14th Floor Records, which signed her in 2008.[3]

Birdy discography
Birdy performing in 2013
Studio albums5
Music videos15
EPs4
Singles15
Promotional singles5

Birdy released her self-titled debut studio album in November 2011, which consists of cover versions and two original songs.[4] The album reached number one on the Australian, Belgian and Dutch album charts.[5][6][7] It was certified triple platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[8][9][10] Four singles were released from the album: "Skinny Love", "Shelter", "People Help the People" and "1901", with "Skinny Love" peaking at number one in the Netherlands and number two in Australia.[5][7]

Birdy's second studio Fire Within was released in September 2013. It peaked at number five in Australia and number eight in the UK.[5][11] Four singles, "Wings", "No Angel", "Light Me Up" and "Words As Weapons" were released from the album. In March 2016 she released Beautiful Lies, her third album, and reached the top five in Hungary, Ireland, and the UK. It was preceded by the singles "Keeping Your Head Up" and "Wild Horses", taken from the album. Her fourth studio album, Young Heart, was released in April 2021.

Studio albums edit

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[11]
AUS
[5]
BEL
[6]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NL
[7]
NZ
[14]
SCO
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[17]
Birdy 13 1 1 5 14 1 4 18 3 62
Fire Within
  • Released: 16 September 2013 (UK)[25]
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
8 5 2 4 5 3 5 9 1 24
Beautiful Lies
  • Released: 25 March 2016 (UK)[28]
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
4 10 7 10 7 8 15 4 2 68
Young Heart
  • Released: 30 April 2021
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
4 19 90
[29]
23 18 9 11
Portraits
  • Released: 18 August 2023
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
13 28 102
[30]
18 5 10
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays edit

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Folk

[31]
Live in London
  • Released: 7 November 2011 (UK)[32]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Live in Paris
  • Released: 8 October 2012 (FRA)[33]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Birdy – Artist Lounge EP
  • Released: 9 May 2013 (UK)[34]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download
Breathe
  • Released: 24 July 2013 (US)[35]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download
19
Piano Sketches
  • Released: 6 November 2020[36]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
UK
[11]
AUS
[5]
BEL (FL)
[6]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
IRE
[7]
NL
[7]
NZ
[14]
SWI
[16]
"Skinny Love" 2011 17 2 3 2 73 2 1 2 19
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[10]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[37]
  • BEA: Platinum[8]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[21]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[38]
  • RIAA: Platinum[39]
  • SNEP: Platinum[9]
Birdy
"Shelter" 50 39
"People Help the People" 33 10 2 7 3 4 5 2
"1901" 2012 61 47
"Wings" 2013 8 25 3 8 15 1 27 17 3
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[10]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[41]
  • BEA: Gold[8]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[21]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[22]
Fire Within
"No Angel" 168 24 51
"Light Me Up" 2014 52 22
"Words as Weapons" 56 125 63 27
"Let It All Go"
(with Rhodes)
2015 58 34 78 14 Wishes
"Keeping Your Head Up" 2016 57 47 27 34 48 64 47 Beautiful Lies
"Wild Horses" 75 42
"Words"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 2020 Non-album single
"Surrender" 2021 Young Heart
"Loneliness"
"Deepest Lonely"
"Second Hands News"
"Little Blue"
"I Only Want to Be with You" Non-album singles
"Deep End" (Hybrid Minds Remix) [B]
"Open Hearts"
(with Haevn)
"Quietly Yours" 2022 [C] Persuasion (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
"State Lines"
(with Hybrid Minds)
Non-album singles
"Walking in the Air"
"Raincatchers" 2023 Portraits
"Heartbreaker"
"Your Arms"[44]
"Paradise Calling"[45] [D]
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11]
BEL (FL)
[6]
FRA
[12]
IRE
[7]
ITA
[46]
"Find Me"
(Sigma featuring Birdy)
2016 36
[47]
54 193 45
[48]
Hope
"Non c'è più musica"[49]
(Mr. Rain featuring Birdy)
2021 71
[50]
Petrichor
"Closure"
(Sarcastic Sounds featuring Birdy and Mishaal)
Sarcastic Sounds
"Riverbed"
(Matt Ryder featuring Birdy)
2022 Non-album single
"Head Up"
(Cheat Codes featuring Birdy)
2024 Non-album single
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles edit

Title Year Album
"Hear You Calling"Heartbreaker 2016 Beautiful Lies
"Open Your Heart" 2020 Piano Sketches
"Island Lights"
"If This Is It Now"
"Blue Skies" Non-album single
"Heartbreaker" 2023 Portraits

Other charted and certified songs edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11]
AUS
[5]
IRE
[7]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
"White Winter Hymnal" 2013 154 Birdy
"Not About Angels" 2014 200 63 100 The Fault in Our Stars
"Beautiful Lies" 2016 153 Beautiful Lies
"Deep End"
"I'll Keep Loving You"
(David Guetta featuring Jaymes Young and Birdy)
2014 144 96 Listen
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances edit

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Just a Game" 2012 The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond[51]
"Learn Me Right" Mumford & Sons Brave[52]
"Tee Shirt" 2014 The Fault in Our Stars
"Best Shot" Jaymes Young
"Beautiful Birds" 2016 Passenger Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea

Music videos edit

Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Skinny Love" 2011 Sophie Muller [53]
"Shelter" [54]
"People Help the People" Adam Powell [55]
"Skinny Love [One Take Music Video]" Sophie Muller [56]
"1901" 2012 Nez [57]
"Wings" 2013 Sophie Muller [58]
"Light Me Up" [59]
"Skinny Love (Version 2)" 2014 [60]
"Words as Weapons" [61]
"Tee Shirt" Jeff Greco and Eli Stonberg (Fourclops) [62][63]
"Not About Angels" Elliott Sellers [64]
"Let It All Go" (with Rhodes) 2015 Sing J. Lee [65]
"Keeping Your Head Up" 2016 Favourite Colour Black [66]
"Wild Horses" Francis Wallis [67]
"Words" Dave Bullivant [68]
"Surrender" 2021 Sophie Muller [69]
"Loneliness" [70]
"Second Hand News" Holly Warburton [71]
"Young Heart" Lotta Boman (Affair in Tokyo) [72]
"The Otherside" Un­known [73]
"Little Blue" Lotta Boman (Affair in Tokyo) [74]
"Voyager" [75]
"Evergreen" [76]
"Raincatchers" 2023 Max McLachlan (Blink) [77]
"Heartbreaker" Jess Kohl [78]
"Paradise Calling" Max McLachlan [79]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c UK sales figures for albums as of December 2017[19]
  2. ^ "Deep End" (Hybrid Minds Remix) did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[42]
  3. ^ "Quietly Yours" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[43]
  4. ^ "Paradise Calling" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[11]

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